—ESPN: The sports network is seeing a reorg: John Kosner has been promoted to EVP, digital and print media, from SVP and GM of the divisions. Marie Donoghue has been promoted to SVP, global strategy, from SVP, business affairs and business development. Meanwhile, longtime leaders John Wildhack and Norby Williamson will switch roles. Wildhack is...
Industry Moves: Discovery; Amazon; Turner Broadcasting; MediaBrix
—Discovery Communications: Andrew Warren, former Liz Claiborne CFO and GE/NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal executive, joins as senior executive vice president and CFO, effective March 26. He succeeds Brad Singer, who is leaving the company at the end of March. As part of a larger restructuring following the elimination of the COO position,
...Industry Moves: Macmillan; IGN; HarperCollins; Rodale
—Macmillan: Brian Napack is stepping down as president of Macmillan, effective the end of the year. In a letter to employees, he writes, “Over the past few months, I have been thinking a great deal about my goals for the future and about the many opportunities that exist in our rapidly changing markets. Simply said,...
Industry Moves: Main Street Connect; NatGeo; Twelvefold; uSamp; Kenshoo
—Main Street Connect Two appointments to the executive team: John Londono as COO/CTO and Karin Annus as chief content officer. A two-time tech entrepreneur, Londono previously was CTO of GreenLink Networks, and had founded location-based instant-messaging service radiusIM and earnings call transcription service CallStreet. Annus comes from Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), where she...
Industry Moves: JumpTime; Sociable Labs; Performics; MediaBrix
—JumpTime: Elizabeth Osder joins as SVP of strategy and business development. Reporting to co-founder and CEO Michele DiLorenzo, Osder will be responsible for business development, marketing, product and client solutions. She’ll also open JumpTime’s New York office early next year. Previously, Osder has consulted with media brands such as FT.com, AOL (NYSE: AOL),...
Industry Moves: Vuguru; BBC; Vevo; Jun Group; MWW
—Vuguru: The independent studio founded by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company has hired entertainment veteran Scott Nocas as head of distribution and marketing. He will report directly to Vuguru President Larry Tanz. Previously, Nocas worked with Sony (NYSE: SNE) Network Entertainment, leading video services, global content programming and marketing for the Playstation Network and...
Industry Moves: Vuguru; BBC; Vevo; Jun Group; MWW
—Vuguru: The independent studio founded by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company has hired entertainment veteran Scott Nocas as head of distribution and marketing. He will report directly to Vuguru President Larry Tanz. Previously, Nocas worked with Sony (NYSE: SNE) Network Entertainment, leading video services, global content programming and marketing for the Playstation Network and...
Industry Moves: Conde Nast Ups Coleridge; Also: Adconion, BBC
News of the latest hirings and exits in the digital media business in brief…
Industry Moves: Conde Nast Ups Coleridge; Also: Adconion, BBC
News of the latest hirings and exits in the digital media business in brief…
Industry Moves: Safari Books Online; Compass Labs; Mesa; SocialVolt
—Safari Books Online: Andrew Savikas has been appointed CEO of Safari Books Online, a joint venture of O’Reilly Media and Pearson (NYSE: PSO) Education that provides educational and reference materials to users via digital subscription. Savikas was program chair for O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing Conference.
Industry Moves: Starz; NBCU; Zinio; Houghton Mifflin; TAN; AudienceScience
—Starz Digital Media: Mara Winokur is now SVP of digital media, business development and strategy at Starz Media—a position that makes her head of the division. She succeeds Marc DeBevoise, who left recently for CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), at a critical juncture for Starz following its public announcement last week that another division...
Industry Moves: Meebo; Mashable; Revision3; Berkery Noyes
—Mashable: Sharon Feder has been promoted to publisher of the social media news site. Prior to having joined the company in 2008 as managing editor, she previously co-founded and served as president of My Social Dog, a social networking site for dog owners.
—Meebo: Some senior changes: COO Martin Green is now president of the company....
